A good Samaritan stepped in to help a Sacramento police officer who was struggling with a suspect.

A good Samaritan stepped in to help a Sacramento police officer who was struggling with a suspect.

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Updated: 12:06 AM PDT Oct 7, 2016

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WEBVTT HEROIC STORY. >> I JUST ATE MY GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICH AND MY WIFE SAID THERE'S AN OFFICER. NATALIE: SERGIO DE LA CRUZ WAS OUT WALKING HIS DOG EARLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT WHEN HE SAW A COMMOTION ON THE BLOCK NEXT DOOR. >> I SAID OH THERE'S A FIGHT THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON. NATALIE: AS HE GOT CLOSER, HE REALIZED IT WAS A SACRAMENTO POLICE OFFICER, IN A FACEOFF WITH THIS MAN 37-YEAR-OLD AARON , WINSLEY A KNOWN DRUG DEALER ACCORDING TO POLICE. WINSLEY HAD TRIED TO RUN AWAY, BUT THE LONE OFFICER CAUGHT UP TO HIM AS THE MAN TRIED TO SWALLOW AND DISCARD ECSTACY AND METHAMPHETAMINES. >> HE WAS TRYING TO PUT HANDCUFFS. THE GUY DIDN'T WANT TO PUT HANDCUFFS. NATALIE: THAT'S WHEN THINGS ESCALATED. >> NEXT THING YOU KNOW, I SEE THE STUN GUN GO FLYING. >> THE SUSPECT ACTUALLY GRABBED AND TOOK OFF THE END OF THE TASER AND DISARMED THE OFFICER OF HIS TASER. NATALIE: SERGIO WITH HIS PET IN TOW SAID HE HAD TO DO SOMETHING. >> TAKE A STEP, GRAB THE STUN GUN, PICK IT UP WHILE I STILL HAVE THE DOG ON THE LEASH AND STEP, 'HERE SIR.' NATALIE: NOW WITH HIS TASER BACK THE OFFICER WAS ABLE TO STUN THE SUSPECT AND SAFELY DETAIN HIM. >> WE DON'T WANT TO MAKE THAT CHOICE OF DEADLY FORCE. THE GOAL FOR ANY OFFICER AT THE END OF THE NIGHT IS WE WANT TO GO HOME SAFE TO OUR FAMILIES. NATALIE: NOW, SERGIO IS GETTING BOTH PRAISE AND CRITICISM FOR HIS ACTIONS. BUT HE FEELS IT WAS HIS DUTY TO HELP AN OFFICER DOING HIS JOB, TO KEEP HIS NEIGHBORHOOD SAFE. >> THAT POLICE GUY IS HERE TO PROTECT ME. I'M GONNA BE THERE TO HELP OUT AND MAKE SURE HE'S NOT INJURED. A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE UPSET I HELPED HIM BUT MY THING WAS

Good Samaritan jumps in to help Sacramento officer during fight

A good Samaritan stepped in to help a Sacramento police officer who was struggling with a suspect.